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Today' s kindergarteners are heavier than kids brought up in the 1970s and 1980s and appear to be on the road to become overweight and obese in the years to come, a new study finds.(1)____"It's not just kids are already overweight getting more and more so, there is an entire shift.(2)____ Even those who are abnormal weight are gaining weight," said lead study author Ashlesha Datar, serious economist at RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, Calif.(3)____(4)____
The study found nearly 40 percent of kindergarteners had a body mass index (BMD in the 75th percentile or above, down from 25 percent in the 1970s and 1980s, when the growth charts are developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(8)____(9)____ While a BMI in the 75th percentile is still in the normal range, that child may be headed for being overweight or obese, Datar said. And if they're already at the 75th percentile in kindergarten they don't have far to go before they tip the overweight or obese category, which puts them at risk of serious health problems as adults.(10)____
